Exodus 15:6
Your right hand, O LORD, glorious in power, your right hand, O LORD, shatters the enemy.
English Standard Version (ESV)
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The verse emphasizes God's "right hand" twice, not just to show power, but to highlight the personal, active force behind Israel's deliverance. This repetition underscores that God's might is not impersonal, but a directed, "glorious" action aimed at crushing the enemy.
This verse is part of a victory song sung by Moses and the Israelites immediately after God miraculously parted the Red Sea, allowing them to escape the pursuing Egyptian army, which was then drowned when the waters returned. The song, which continues for many verses, celebrates God's powerful intervention and contrasts it with the utter destruction of their enemies, affirming God's mighty protection.
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YHWH · Hebrew Proper Noun
The personal, covenantal name of God revealed to Israel, signifying His eternal, self-existent nature and His faithfulness to His promises.
yamin · Hebrew Noun
In biblical imagery, the right hand symbolizes strength, authority, power, and active intervention on behalf of one’s people.
This verse is part of the Song of Moses, a powerful declaration of God's victory over Pharaoh and the Egyptian army at the Red Sea. It highlights the utter destruction of Israel's enemies as a direct act of God's power, emphasizing His might and glory in delivering His people.
c. 1446 BC
The Exodus from Egypt
After centuries of slavery, the Israelites, led by Moses, are miraculously freed from Egyptian bondage by God's mighty acts.
c. 1446 BC— this verse
Crossing the Red Sea
God parts the Red Sea, allowing the Israelites to cross on dry ground. As Pharaoh's army pursues, the waters return, drowning the Egyptians.
c. 1446 BC
Song of Moses
In response to their miraculous deliverance and the destruction of their enemies, Moses and the Israelites sing a song of praise and thanksgiving to God.
c. 1446 BC
Journey into the Wilderness
The Israelites begin their 40-year journey through the desert, facing challenges and relying on God's provision and guidance.
This passage echoes the sentiment of God's powerful right hand bringing salvation and victory, directly referencing the 'right hand of the LORD' bringing victory and salvation.
Isaiah 51:9This verse directly calls upon the 'arm' and 'right hand' of the LORD to act with power as it did during the Exodus, highlighting the same divine might displayed in shattering enemies.
Job 40:10-14This passage describes God's supreme power, comparing it to the inability of mortals to overcome powerful beings like Behemoth, reinforcing the idea of God's absolute authority to crush His enemies.
Revelation 19:11-16This New Testament passage depicts Jesus returning with a sword to smite nations, showing that the 'shattering of the enemy' is a theme that continues into God's final judgment, now embodied in Christ.
cambridgeExodus 15:6: "Thy right hand, O LORD, is become glorious in power: thy right hand, O LORD, hath dashed in pieces the enemy."
6 . Thy right hand , O Yahweh glorious in power , Thy right hand, O Yahweh, did dash in pieces the enemy . The text can only be so rendered, ‘glorious’ (which is masc.) agreeing with ‘Yahweh’ (cf. v. 11), and the subject, ‘Thy right hand,’ being repeated for emphasis in v. 6b before the predicate (just as in Psalm 92:9 ; Psalm 93:3 ; Psalm 94:3 ). If we desire to render a…
clarkeExodus 15:6: "Thy right hand, O LORD, is become glorious in power: thy right hand, O LORD, hath dashed in pieces the enemy."
Thy right hand - Thy omnipotence, manifested in a most extraordinary way.
The verse emphasizes God's "right hand" twice, not just to show power, but to highlight the personal, active force behind Israel's deliverance. This repetition underscores that God's might is not impersonal, but a directed, "glorious" action aimed at crushing the enemy.
This verse is part of a victory song sung by Moses and the Israelites immediately after God miraculously parted the Red Sea, allowing them to escape the pursuing Egyptian army, which was then drowned when the waters returned. The song, which continues for many verses, celebrates God's powerful intervention and contrasts it with the utter destruction of their enemies, affirming God's mighty protection.
This verse is part of a victory song sung by Moses and the Israelites immediately after God miraculously parted the Red Sea, allowing them to escape the pursuing Egyptian army, which was then drowned when the waters returned. The song, which continues for many verses, celebrates God's powerful intervention and contrasts it with the utter destruction of their enemies, affirming God's mighty protection.
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"Your right hand, O LORD, glorious in power, your right hand, O LORD, shatters the enemy." — The verse emphasizes God's "right hand" twice, not just to show power, but to highlight the personal, active force behind Israel's deliverance. This repetition underscores that God's might is not imp…
